Cabinet.



G. MALEYQSZ P. SGHWEINFURTH.

CABINET.

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5M0 @M w Hume/1 GEORGE MALEY AND FRED SGHWEINFURTH, F SANDUSKY, OHIO.

CABIN ET.

Application filed March 23, 1911, Serial No. 616,312. Renewed January To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, GEORGE MALEY and FRED SOHWEINFURTH, citizens of the United States, residing at Sandusky, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in cabinets, and has particular reference to an improved form of bin or cabinet for grocers use.

The leading object of our invention is the provision of a grocery bin adapted to contain dried beans, rice, coffee, crackers or other like commodities having an adjustable bottom which can be raised to keep the goods at all times in readily accessible positions near the top of the bin.

A further object of our invention is the provision of a cabinet of this character of compact form having improved telescoping shield members for preventing the contents of the cabinetbecoming entangled with the adjusting mechanism.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved form of bottom for the cabinet which will prevent rice or other small grain from slipping down between the edge of the said bottom and the sides of the bin.

Other objects and advantages of our in vention will be readily perceived from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it will be understood that we may make any modifications in said construction within the scope of our claims without departing from or exceeding the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 represents a transverse vertical sectional view of our complete bin. Fig.2 represents a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a cross sectional view on the line 33 of Fig.2. Fig. 4 represents an edge view of thead justable bottom with the resiliently mounted packing strips or edges removed. Flg. 5 represents an enlarged detailed sectional View of the complete bottom, and, Fig. 6

represents a top plan view of the bottom partly in section.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the wooden frame providing a rectangular bin having the cover 2 secured at its upper edge by the hinge 3, while projecting inward from the bin near the top thereof are Specification of Letters Patent.

which they pass.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

2, 1912. Serial No. 669,128.

the pair of brackets4 forming bearings for the upper ends of the oppositely threaded shafts 5 having secured on their lower ends the miter gears 6, said lower ends being journaled in and supported by the bearings gsecured interiorly near the bottom of the Set in the recess 8 near the bottom of the bin is the bearing block 9 in which is journaled one end of the shaft 10 which extends from front has its forward end journaled in the block 11 mounted in the recess 12 of the front of the bin, said forward end of the shaft having the squared portion 13 to receive a suitable key for rotating the shaft.

Secured on the shaft 10 are a pair of miter gears 14 which mesh with the inner sides of the miter gears 6 whereby the rotation of the shaft 10 will, through the gears 14, rotate the threaded shafts 5 in opposite directions. Engaged upon each of the shafts 5 is the internally threaded collar l5of the cast-ing 16, said collar projecting through the rectangular floor board 17 which rests upon the casting plate 16 and is secured thereto by the screws 18. It will thus be seen that the rotation of the shaft 10 will through the gears and oppositely rotating oppositely threaded shafts 5 raise or lower the casting and bottom carried thereby into desired position. To prevent the contents of the bin from getting into and choking the threads of the member 5 or of the collar 15, we have secured tothe bin and movable bottom the telescoping shield member which incloses the threaded. shafts and portions of the bottom through Said member comprises the top member 19 of semicircular form in cross section having the flanges 20 secured at the top and sides of the member 19 to the bin, while the shield portion proper has its lower edge formed with the inwardly projecting flange 21. Engaged within the member 19 is the uppermost of the series of semi-cylindrical members 22 of gradually decreasing size, said members ea ch having the outwardly extending flange 23 adapted when the member is in lowermost position to make interlocking engagement with the flange 21 of the member 19, and having the lower flange 24.- to interlock with the upper flange of the member fitting therein. It will thus be seen that the various members 22 telescope within each to rear of the machine and other and are all contained within the member 19 when the bottom is in its highest position, the lowermost member 22 having the basal flange 25 which is secured to said bottom to maintain a tight joint between the bottom of the bin and of the telescoping shield.

To prevent the contents of the bin from seeping down bet-ween the edge of the movable bottom and the sides of the bin, we have formed in the four sides of the bottom the mortise groove 26 having the inwardly extending sockets 27 formed at points in the bottom 17 to receive the springs 28, while fitting into the mortise groove are the tenons 29 of the batten or packing strips 30, said strips being forced outward into tight engagement with the walls of the bin by the springs 28 which press against the tenons 29. The strips 30 are thus resiliently held against the bin t insure a tight but non-binding engagement therebetween which will prevent loss of the contents of the bins, while to prevent the material in the bin from dropping between the strips 30 and the edges of the section 17, we secure to the upper face of the member 17 the strip of rubber 31 which projects outward from the section 17 over the inner portion of the strips 30 and serves as a cover or closure for the crack between the parts.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings it will be seen that we have provided an improved cabinet having a readily adjustable bottom with shield members covering the adjusting de- V106 to prevent clogging thereof by the contents of the bin, said shield, members being telescoping, and it will further be seen that we have provided an improved bottom for the cabinet having supplemental strips with tenons fitting into mortises in the bottom and forced outward into tight engagement with the sides of the bin by springs mounted in the sockets in the mortise groove and bearing against the tenons, there being covering strips to permit of said sliding of the batten strips while preventing the contents of the cabinet from entering between the strips and main sections of the bottom.

It will further be observed that we have provided a simple, inexpensive, and durable grocers bin or cabinet in which the contents will at all times be in convenient reach, and which will fulfil all the objects of the invention in a highly satisfactory manner.

\Ve claim:

1. A bin, comprising inclosing walls, vertical threaded shafts rotatably supported by the sides of the receptacle, gears secured to the lower ends of the shafts, a transverse shaft having gears in mesh with the gears of the vertical shaft, castings having threaded sockets in which the threaded shafts are engaged, a bottom supported by said castings, and telescopic shield members secured to the sides above the upper ends of the shafts and to the said bottom for preventing the contents of the bin from coming into engagement with the shafts.

2. A bin, comprising a receptacle, a bottom slidably mounted in the receptacle and having a peripheral mortise groove formed therein, means for shifting the bottom vertically in the receptacle and for securing it in adjusted position, batten strips having tenons fitting in the mortise groove, the bottom having sockets formed therein at the base of the groove, springs engaged in said sockets and bearing against the tenons to force the strips outward against the receptacle and cover strips secured to the bottom and lying over the crack between. the bottom and the batten strips.

3. A bin, comprising a rectangular casing, a vertically movable bottom supported therein, means for adjusting said bottom and for securing it in adjusted position, resiliently mounted members carried by the bottom and engaging the sides of the casing to provide a tight joint between the bottom and the casing, and guard members to prevent the contents of the bin from clogging or interfering with the action of the adjusting and resiliently mounted members.

4. A groce-rs cabinet comprising a casing, bearing blocks engaged in recesses in the casing, a transverse shaft journaled in said blocks and having a squared end to receive a key, miter gears secured on said shaft, a pair of vertically disposed threaded shafts rotatably supported by the casing, miter gears carried by said shaft and in mesh with the gears of the transverse shaft, castings engaged by the threaded shafts and shifted by the rotation thereof, a bottom secured to said castings, resilient batten strips car ried by the bottom to make tight joints with the sides of the cabinet and guard members for keeping the contents of the cabinet out of engagement with the adjusting shafts and out of the space between the bottom and the batten strips.

In testimony whereof we. affix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MALEY. I FRED SCHWEINFURTH.

Witnesses ALBERTA G. BAUMEISTER, PHILIP BUERKLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, .D. G. 

